Where does “hawke” come from?

hawke (Middle English) comes from Old English hafoc, from Proto-West Germanic habuk, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

hawke (Middle English): Alternative form of hauke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hauke

Ancestry of “hawke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhafochawk
2Proto-West Germanichabukhawk
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “hawke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habuk →
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